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  1. When should assistive technology be considered?  - Assistive technology should be considered when the students are having difficulty learning in the classroom and have impairments that is stopping them from performing classroom activities independently. Some examples include sensory impairments including deaf and blind (Pacer, 2023).  2. What are some laws that govern assistive technology?   Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)  - ADA puts law that prohibits discrimination and encourages use of assistive devices if necessary. This Act provides equal opportunities everywhere.   Individuals with disabilities act (IDEA)  - Children with disabilities are not to be discriminated and allow access to public schools.  Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act  - Allows access to all electronic assistive technology of any kind.  Assistive Technology Act of 1998  - This law is meant to help families by giving funds to as...

Need: Tool: Picture: Resources: Hearing Impaired         Auditory Assisted Listening Devices         Captioned Media           Sign Language Interpreter Florida Department of Education. (n.d). Florida’s educational opportunities for students with sensory impairments . Retrieved on 2023, February 18. Retrieved from:               https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7690/urlt/0070160-edoppsenlet.pdf Picture 1:  Frank Hilton Organization. (2020, February). Assistive devices for children with hearing loss . Retrieved from: https://www.frankhilton.org.fj/News-and-Events/October-2019-(1)/Assistive-Devices-for-            children-with-Hearing-loss Picture 2:  RIT. (n.d). HIST 330 Deafness ...

  How to best select technology for kids' students with disabilities?   What is the process that Dell text uses to describe selection of AT? What are the steps?   What are some resources that can be used to help with AT selection?   We can best select and evaluate technology by reviewing the cost of the potential the specific technology gives you and its given effect on the learning process (eLearning Industry).   https://at3center.net/ , AT3 Center provides training and technical assistance for schools and programs in the AT ACT Section 4 State and territory Assistive Technology Program.    Pick a technology device that is not hard to manage (eLearning Industry)    The process that the Dell texts uses to describe the selection of AT is the SETT framework. That at first not every technology will work, we go by the student's interest and abilities, conducting an IEP meeting, considering the pre-requisites as needed, and re-evaluating a...